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burghbote

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
burgh-bote
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English burghbote (“the obligation to keep walls of towns or fortifications in repair; the tax levied for this purpose”), from Old English burgbōt, burhbōt (“liability for repair of the walls of a town or fortress”), equivalent to burgh + bote.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: burghbote, burgbōt

Usage

Inflected Forms

burgbote (alternative) burhbote (alternative)

Questions

What does burghbote mean?
A tax paid toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
Where does burghbote come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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